Top Ten Tuesday is an original weekly meme created by The Broke and the Bookish.
This Week’s Theme:
That Feeling When…Bookish Delights
Initial Thoughts:
I don’t know if you’ve ever used the abbreviations TFW or if it’s just a gaming community thing but it’s a stand-in for “that feel (or feels/feeling) when [context]” so this will be a list of TFW moments that can otherwise be classified as bookish delights; basically anything book related that makes you happy.
Because feels said so.
TFW Hanging Out With the Community
This could be at a bookstore, chilling at a signing, grabbing some pub grub and drinks, or even doing absolutely nothing somewhere. The conversations could be bookish (and it usually is something book related) but the point is: fun times are fun times, and to sit bar side with fellow book community members drinking and talking nonsense about books and shit — well, take that sweeping stereotype of bookworms.
TFW An Author Remembers You (or at least knows of you)
I melt, you melt, everyone melts. The zen of jello into puddle (say it with me: “I am jello” — unless of course they remember you for a negative review or something then good luck?)
TFW A Book Encourages The Use of Expletives
I call it the “holy fuck adsdsadjhsaduisagd” level of greatness. Inversely, there’s also the “what the fuck is this shit” level of disappointment…but we don’t talk about that here. Not in this post anyways.
TFW Notifications Ping Your Devices
What’s there to say? Visibility is a wonderful feeling; especially in this vast abyss of the Internet.
TFW A Black Sheep Finds Another Black Sheep
I’m not the most well-rounded reader in terms of enjoying “popular” books. In most cases, I dislike most of them for varying reasons. So when someone can be like “yeah, it was pretty bad” — you get me.
TFW A Book is on Discount
I frolic when I come across a discount. Books are getting increasingly expensive and since I mainly buy hardcovers when possible (call me a HC snob, whatever), it’s nice when I don’t have to pay the full cover price.
TFW …Oh, Hello Parcel!
It’s even better when you don’t know which parcel it’s supposed to be or what could possibly be inside.
TFW Skeptical Reading Pays Off
Look: I’m all for being excited by cliffhangers and explosive endings that are interesting or catch me off guard. However, I’m also one to be quite satisfied if I’m able to predict (or best guess) the ending so long as the storytelling holds up to it (if that makes sense?). There’s this fine line between predictability by proxy of shoddy writing and a story that–with skeptical reading–encourages you to follow the trail of Easter eggs.
TFW Embossed Cover Designs Are Therapeutic
Stroke it. Feel it. Do things to it. — thoughts you’ve had while cover lusting.
TFW Coveting a Fandom Before It Becomes Mainstream
Like I was the “original” fan, okay? OKAY?
Afterthoughts:
p.s. I skimmed some lists to see what others are doing and SO MANY OF YOU ENJOY DECKLED EDGES AND I’M LIKE “YOU DO YOU…BUT I DON’T GET IT.”
Cheers,
Joey
connect:
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thoughts and afterthoughts. 
No man, I’m totally with you on the deckled edges thing.
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Is it just me or is page flipping made increasingly difficult with deckled edges?
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No, it really is. I volunteer at my library and often am tasked with checking the condition of donated books. Deckled edges are VERY difficult to flip through.
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Yes to everything.
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:D!
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hahaha, deckled pages IS popular today, and I do love me some deckled pages.
‘I frolic when I come across a discount’ You seriously crack me up in this whole post. This is a great list.
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It’s a rare sight in YA fiction, I think and its more popular for adult fiction paperbacks (both which I rarely purchase) so I’m glad for that!
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It is the absolute coolest feeling ever when an author recognizes you! All of these are so true though.
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Oh my gosh my feels for authors knowing of me is incomparable to you Stef when you HANG OUT with them and drink alcohol and other stuff!
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I am definitely known for admiring the embossed covers and I must admit I am a fan of the deckled pages.Bargain buys are the best kind of buys. It doesn’t make me feel as guilty for spending so much on books haha.
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With the steady increase of price per books (like 24.99 CAD for a generic YA Hardcover wtf?), discounts are becoming increasingly necessary for me. That’s like 4-5 discounted books…
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Cover designs and our community ❤ Plus, you can never go wrong with book mail XD It's always my favorite part of the day when I see a package, especially when I don't know what it is.
Lovely post ❤
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Except those off days when you open the mailbox and it’s ads and ads and ads and not even coupons–just random advertisements.
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You really are THE BEST with your TTT, every week, I swear. Oh I love the community, it feels great to talk about bookish people, because well, they’re as crazy as we are about books 😛
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I’m still waiting for you to be the founder of a bookish event in France, Marie. I know it’ll happen. THE PEOPLE WILL COME.
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Aww that’s sweet of you to say, I will make them come with a sign that says, FREE BOOKS FOR EVERYONE, haha 😛
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I love receiving parcels in the post – well, to be specific – book shaped parcels!
Lynn 😀
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I don’t discriminate. If it’s a large cardboard box parcel addressed to me (and is not some combustible weapon designed to destroy me from the past/future), then I will take it alllll.
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Your headers are always so much more creative, like you can actually make book mail sound interesting! But book mail is just the best, it’s a fact!
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WHAT DO YOU MEAN BOOK MAIL ISN’T INTERESTING?!?!
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Book mail IS interesting but I meant the phrase itself LOL
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How can you say no to a book discount? My TTT
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I would never say no. My credit limit might say no though.
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I love when a book makes me swear, too. It usually mean I’m completely shocked and the book becomes a favorite. 🙂
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I think I swear more at characters making shitty decisions and being shitty to their “friends” than anything else. But I’m just a big ol’ Grinch and nothing seems to please me :(!
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Maybe you just need to read more happy ending romance. 😉
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Good list! I enjoy many of the same things you do too!
Here’s a link to my TTT post for this week: http://captivatedreader.blogspot.com/2016/04/top-ten-tuesday-top-ten-bookworm.html
Happy reading!!
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:D!
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when an author knows you it’s worth melting indeed! LOL
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Brain is all like: MAY DAY MAY DAY WHAT DO WE DO HOW DO WE FEEL MAY DAY. *puddle*
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+”when authors acknowledge your existence” to them remembering you. I kind of squee when they do that too, lol!
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THE BEST.
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I’m the exact opposite on buying books – I try to only buy mass market paperbacks because SPACE (they stack so much easier and smaller) but also price.
The rest of your list really speaks to me, though. 🙂
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I think my preference for hardcovers over paperbacks stems from the latter being easily destroyed upon my touch so the sturdiness helps my cause hahaha. I typically wait for books to be found in discounted stores before reading them; which I’m totally okay with.
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PREACH, JOEY. *zig zag snaps*
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Preach? I’ll just lie here in bed while Siri-ing my thoughts to be recorded and let you all run rampant with these moments of feels.
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Discovering a good book before everyone else does is the best feeling, I can’t get over my hipster mentality.
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No one can take away hipster original fan status. Like how you can be like “um, I’m the one who designed that banner for pierce brown. just another day at the office”.
(you did this right, I didn’t feel like fact checking before I wrote this comment LOL)
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I made a poster for the Hodderscape party when Pierce Brown went to the UK 💕 MY FLIMSY AF CLAIM TO FAME.
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I’m definitely not a fan of deckled edges, they just make the pages so hard to turn! So many feels here Joey, particularly hanging out with the bookish community and finding another black sheep.
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OH MY GOODNESS JEANN, YOU GET MEEEEE. Deckled edges make the page-turning experience so tacky, ugh.
I’m very excited for you and other Aussie buds in Jenna and Aentee do a slow-mo run toward each other into happiness. I AWAIT THESE POLAROID SNAPS.
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If I participated in this week I’d add “TFW you walk into a book store and smell the fresh air of new books waiting to be purchased and brought home to be assembled and ready to collect dust on the TBR shelf.” It’s a guilty delight but still one that makes me happy nonetheless.
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If I’m being honest, some book scents actually nauseate me so I’m like half conditioned to not sniff books at all. But yes, I’d also add “TFW you Swiffer dust coated books and it looks new-ish again” to the list.
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I don’t really smell my books either. Honestly, I only like the smell of new ones because they tend to be odorless or like trees. However, I like the inside of bookstores because they tend to have cafes. The smell of coffee is pure bliss.
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